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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1968
Page
2
In a sunlit open ceremony Elks Flag Day honored the flag’s history led by Ritchie Francis with Boy Scouts presenting each banner. Exalted Ruler Phil Alborn spoke on the origins of Flag Day and the enduring duty of Americans amid national tensions and social strife.
Hunters are urged to file early for fall big game permits and controlled seasons with forms and fees described. Closing dates range from July 23 to August 27 with draws in August and September. Also reported is a salmon release at Cape Meares Lake near Tillamook with 450,000 fingerlings and rapid growth, signaling future runs in Tillamook Bay.
Three Myrtle Point students at Southern Oregon College made the spring term honor roll with a 3.8 GPA or higher. Edmond Reed Gurney John Demp Gurney and Lee Ray Shull are named as honorees, sons respectively of Reed Gurney and Oliver Shull.
The State Board of Agriculture will hold its quarterly meeting June 25 in Coos Bay at the Courtel. Chairman Joe Neaumes of Medford will preside. The session marks one of few meetings outside Salem in the department’s 37 year history. The board plans to attend the Coos Bay Rotary luncheon June 6 with Director Seth as guest speaker. Frank Reod of North Bend arranged local details.
Connie I Huff Jenkins of Myrtle Point and Dan Hughes of Powers earned the Oregon State University spring term honor roll. Both juniors, she in home economics and he in the school of pharmacy, qualified with a B plus average or better.
A letter to the editor pleads for adherence to the Ten Commandments in response to national unrest and the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. The writer links moral decay to violence, urging prayer and faith as guidance.
The Herald notes on June 13 that Jim Thomas was listed as an intern at the Rinehart Clinic in Wheeler. The correction states Jim served as an extern at the clinic for the summer.
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